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IndieGames.com is presented by the UBM TechWeb Game Network, which runs the Independent Games Festival & Summit every year at Game Developers Conference. The company (producer of the Game Developers Conference series, Gamasutra.com and Game Developer magazine) established the Independent Games Festival in 1998 to encourage innovation in game development and to recognize the best independent game developers.

Described as "like a fisticuffs Scrabble, without a board," Word Realms is a vocabulary puzzler in which players attack opponents by building words from a series of letter tiles. The game will feature a similar style of humor as Kingdom of Loathing, and will include music from Gaby Alter (aka Gminor7 from MC Frontalot's band).

Backers who pledge $11 or more will receive a DRM-free copy of the game upon its launch for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Other pledge rewards include t-shirts ($110), soundtrack CDs ($230), and personalized in-game NPCs (starting at $370). Recognizing its audience of hardcore KoL fans, Asymmetric also offers an exclusive Kingdom of Loathing in-game item for a $37 pledge.